No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I don't trust any revolution where love is not allowed.

I am the dream and the hope of the slave

If you happen to fall in love with someone in another race, it's more difficult, because you have to translate yourself.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

And I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can't ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won't stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you'd be surprised that people say, "Can I be of help?"

A certain person wondered why a big strong girl like me wouldn't keep a job which paid a normal salary. I took my time to lead her and to read her every page. Even minimal people can't survive on minimal wage. A certain person wondered why I wait all week for you. I didn't have the words to describe just what you do. I said you had the motion of the ocean in your walk, and when you solve my riddles you don't even have to talk.